There's a new way of gardening in Texas that's healthier for people and the environment, more effective at growing vigorous plants and reducing pests, cheaper to maintain and just more fun!

It's Howard Garrett's (aka The Dirt Doctor) "The Natural Way" organic gardening program and it is explained, step by step, right here in Texas Gardening the Natural Way.

This book is the first, state-of-the-art organic handbook for Texas, and it presents a total gardening program

Texas Gardening the Natural Way is a fully illustrated guide to organic gardening in the Lone Star State that educates readers about and shows them how to plan, plant and maintain beautiful gardens, lawns and landscapes without using chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides, while also instructing on gardening fundamentals and much more.

This comprehensive guides features information on more than 600 native and adaptable plants, more than any other guide on the market. It also has organic product recommendations and resources, and readers will enjoy and benefit from the 833 gorgeous, full-color photos that in the book.

Fruits, nuts and vegetables: 58 species, with a vegetable planning chart and information on gardening by the moon

Herbs: 66 species for culinary and medicinal purposes

Bugs: 73 species of helpful and harmful bugs and more

Plant diseases: organic treatment for 55 common problems

Organic management practices

Average first and last freeze dates

Organic fertilizers and soil amendments: 61 varieties, including full instructions for making compost

Organic pest control products: 30 varieties

Common house plants and poisonous plants

Instructions for climbing vegetable structures and bat houses

And more!

Whew! What an amazing, informative and beneficial book that is THE perfect gift for any gardener, beginning gardener who wants to work in partnership with Mother Earth for health and sustainability!

THE DETAILS

Condition: New

Format: Hardcover

Published: February 2016

Publisher: University of Texas Press

ISBN: 13: 978-14773-1023-6

Pages: 386

Photos: 833 full color photos

Dimensions: 8.5" inches. W x 11" inches L x 1.25" inches D

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Howard Garrett is a nationally syndicated organic gardening/living radio talk show host, author 15 books on organic growing, columnist (Organic Answers) for the Dallas Morning News, chairman of the Texas Organic Research Center, past member of the Organic Advisory Board of the Texas Department of Agriculture, arborist and landscape architect.

He has extensive experience in landscape contracting, greenhouse growing, and organic product development. Howard has devoted his life to establishing a leadership role in the organic movement and the natural organic marketplace, and he provides advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health, pest control and natural living.

In 1985, the birth of Howard's daughter Logan was the turning point in his education into organic gardening, landscaping, farming and ranching.

By 1988, he had committed his entire career to the research, education and promotion of organic products and practices. In addition to teaching organics to homeowners, he began the conversion of numerous commercial projects such as the Frito-Lay National Headquarters in Plano. Howard's work also includes research on natural organic planting techniques, use of native and well adapted introductions and water saving solutions.

Known as "the Dirt Doctor", he has a popular organic gardening program, The Natural Way, on WBAP-820 AM radio, a weekly column in the Dallas Morning News, a monthly Dirt magazine, and is a sought-after and regional and national speaker.

The Most Beautiful Flowers -- Kenji Toma

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The Most Beautiful Flowers by Kenji Toma brings the inner beauty and essence of the flower as seen through the eyes of the experienced photographer. From his careful selection of paper to how to present flowers in his photographs, Toma revives the concept of the botanical encyclopedia.

This photo series is Kenji Toma's homage to the botanical illustrations in Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, one of the most well-regarded flower encyclopedias of the nineteenth century. Back when color photography did not exist, these images were illustrated with the purpose of replicating the botanic subject as realistically as possible.

In The Most Beautiful Flowers, Toma is interested in doing the exact opposite with the photographic medium which, realistic by nature, can also be used to make a subject look unreal and artificial. The result makes ﻿The Most Beautiful Flowers ﻿a must have for anyone who loves flowers, photography and art.

Kenji Toma (b. in Niigata, Japan) is an award-winning photographer living in New York. After establishing his photography career in Tokyo, Toma arrived in New York in 1990. Since then, he has been recognized as one of the leading commercial still-life photographers with his unique mysterious style and detail-oriented vision. Concurrently, he is working on personal projects and The Most Beautiful Flowers is his most representative work.